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	Just a few years after introducing the [[BMW R90/6\|BMW R90/6]] and [[BMW R90S\|BMW R90S]], [[BMW\|BMW]] upped the capacity of its range-topping flat-twins to 980cc for the 1977 season in the form of the '/7' series. The latter comprised the R100/7 tourer, which used the 60bhp version of the new engine, while the cockpit-faired R100S sportster and the fully faired R100RS superbike came with 70bhp on tap. Within a couple of years the R100/7 'naked' had been re-titled R100T and gained an extra five horsepower, while the others - together with the new R100RT super-tourer - continued to use the 70bhp engine.		Just a few years after introducing the [[BMW R90/6\|BMW R90/6]] and [[BMW R90S\|BMW R90S]], [[BMW\|BMW]] upped the capacity of its range-topping flat-twins to 980cc for the 1977 season in the form of the '/7' series. The latter comprised the R100/7 tourer, which used the 60bhp version of the new engine, while the cockpit-faired R100S sportster and the fully faired [[BMW R100RS\|R100RS]] superbike came with 70bhp on tap. Within a couple of years the R100/7 'naked' had been re-titled BMW R100T\|R100T]] and gained an extra five horsepower, while the others - together with the new [[BMW R100RT\|R100RT]] super-tourer - continued to use the 70bhp engine.